A Quick Check In...

Wow, where did the last eight days go? Sorry about that. Got distracted by stuff and I've been a terrible host.

Um, yes. Let's see what's been happening.

-I have two different posts working, but both of them are pretty picture-heavy and it takes a while to upload pics to the blog. So, that's delaying things a bit. I promise you, though, they're both interesting and one of them features a picture of me a celebrity standing awkwardly next to each other.

- Work is going well. Keeping very busy here. But I'm slowly getting ahead of the game. That's good news. I disappoint my boss less and less these days. I like feeling like I know what I am up to.

-The Library Grift continues. Recently added to the diskography:
"Babalu Music" - Music from the I Love Lucy show.
"The Kinks Kronicles" Disk 2 - Completing that two disk set.
Feist's "The Reminder"
"Timepieces - The Best of Eric Clapton."
Stan Getz "Getz & Gilberto"
Tori Amos "Under The Pink"
Paul Desmond "From The Hot Afternoon" (My favorite jazz artist ever. Now I have 5 disks with him on them. So good.)
The Beatles "Let It Be"
Simon & Garfunkel "Bookends" "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme" & "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
Bob Dylan "Bringing It All Home"
Yma Sumac "Mambo!" (A far better album than i thought it would be. So, so good!)
Riders In The Sky "Harmony Ranch"
"The Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship of the Ring" Soundtrack
"Master and Commander: The Far Side Of The World" Soundtrack
Stevie Wonder's "Musiquarium Vol. 1"

Why exactly aren't you getting up on this particular library grift, yourself?

- I've met a few girls and I know that at least two of them dig me. I'm hanging back, though, not exactly looking for something to happen. I like flirting with one of them. Another one doesn't want to date me, so we're exploring that. Two others, though, are pretty amazing and although I haven't expressed any romantic interest in them, I'm getting to know them both as friends first. Maybe something else will develop later. I guess the safest statement, right now, is that I am making new female friends. Which is just about all that I can manage, right now.

-Almost all of my creative energy is being spent on prep for my NeoFuturist audition, at the end of the month. I want to do everything that I possibly can to maximize the potential for getting that gig. I'm sad that it probably would mean stepping away from Stinger. I hate to leave those guys. But I am confident that the team will be strong without me. And if my schedule allows, I'll try to come back and play with them, as often as I can. I think that they know that I'm only considering leaving for a new troupe that will require a lot of extra time. Hopefully that will help me to end things with my team on a high note.

-Looking forward to a possible trip back to Florida in July (should be hotter than fuck, but so be it. It's a free vacation.) I'm also anticipating a trip to New York and Toronto in August. Each one week apart from each other. Love that. Can't wait to see both towns.

-Work proceeds slowly on the recording of my first voiceover demo. We're currently vetting scripts for all of my spots. I should be recording that in late July, early August. After that, I hustle my ass off to get voiceover gigs. I want this to happen pretty badly. Being a voiceover actor is something I've always wanted. I'm getting closer to fulfilling that goal.

-I've been emailing back and forth with a guy that I knew from high school. I haven't spoken with Bryan since 1993. It's cool that we're reconnecting. He remembers stuff that I've forgotten. And we're both going to the high school in July of next year for a theater dept. reunion. Turns out we've both gotten a little fatter and lost a little hair. So that's a comfort. Bryan has twin boys now and he's sent me pictures. Take a look at the cutest kids you've ever seen.

-Checked out the first two episodes of the new season of "This American Life" on Showtime. I thought that the "Bryan Phillips" story from the first episode was one of the most beautiful things that I've ever seen. I was so thrilled by the identity of the narrator that I rewound it just to make sure that I got it right. Phillips' life is amazing. His story is amazing. That he is alive, this late in his life, is nothing less than a miracle. You should probably check that out.

-Bought new shoes. I love them. They're whimsical. I'm tired of trying to communicate my bad-ass-edness through my footwear. I am going to enjoy these shoes for a while. I'll post a pic shortly, so that you can enjoy them too.

So, yes, life is good. Things are busy. I'm constantly running and doing things. I only get a single night off, these past two weeks. I like being busy. But the downside is that I don't get a whole lot of time to muse esoterically on my blog.

That's how things are for me.
How are you doing?

Cheers,
Mr.B